Top 3 Game designers???

Post who your favorite 3 game designers are!

For me, it goes:

3. Will Wright (Maxis)- He makes a variety of inventive games that are really addicting, such as The Sims and multiple Sim games, like Sim Tower. Here's hoping Spore follows in his great footsteps!
2. Shigeru Miyamoto (Nintendo)- He's made the most memorable characters ever, and is a master of level design and most other things associated with gaming. He has also been very innovative with the Wii, particularly with Wii Fit.
1. Sid Meier (Infogrames)- He has NEVER had a bad game to his credit, and of all his games I've played, I've never spent less than 50 hours playing. He is truly a master.

Voice your opinions here!

3. Shigeru Miyamoto - Lands higher on the list for is lack of "good" ideas as of late.
2. Will Wright - The guy is awesome, and creates great games. Also I think the is a genius, and if hes not, he is to me.
1. Tim Schafer - I adore this man for Psychonauts, and his ability to produce greatness. Rock on good sir.

Will Wright/Miyamoto/Carmack are a few..

But I wouldn't give credit to any ONE person, but rather the teams behind it.

"Will Wright/Miyamoto/Carmack are a few..

But I wouldn't give credit to any ONE person, but rather the teams behind it."

Yeah I wasn't posting in order, or all of them, just a few from the top of my head. Should of mentioned that. ;P

We had this thread yesterday.

3.Tim Shaefer
2. Cliff "Don't Call be Cliffy B" Blezinski
1.Hideo Kojima

You really think Cliffy deserves to be in the top 3 best game designers? :S He really isn't all that great, has barely proved himself IMO.

i know i just couldnt think of anyone and i wanted to type out that jokey nick name for him lol.

LOL! Fair enough. XD

I can't believe I forgot Hideo Kojim! Doh! >.<'

Miyamoto/Kojima/Carmack

1 Miyamoto
2 Wright
3 Kojima

At least for me.

Warren Spector
Suda 51
John Romero

I forgot, Denis Dyack for the epic Too Hu...wait...nevermind. (sorry I had to.)

"I forgot, Denis Dyack for the epic Too Hu...wait...nevermind. (sorry I had to.)"

I must admit I'm not hardcore enough to actually know any game designers besides John Carmack and Gabe Newell and all those other big names

1. Shigeru Miyamoto (without him our industry wouldn't probably exist)
2. HideoKojima (MGS as the true first cinematic experience... hell, it was the 1st time I cried over a videogame)
3. John Carmack (created the FPS genre and one of the coolest games ever: DOOM)

1. Will Wright
2. Shigeru Miyamoto
3. John Carmack

Isn't Carmack a game programmer not a game designer ?

Goddamn, no love for Sid Meier, eh?

"Goddamn, no love for Sid Meier, eh?"

1) Shigeru Miyamoto

I really dont like giving credit to one guy, because it's just wrong.  One guy didn't do everything in it.

Favorite companies:
Bungie
Square-Enix
Rare

"I really dont like giving credit to one guy, because it's just wrong.  One guy didn't do everything in it.

Favorite companies:
Bungie
Square-Enix
Rare"

Yeah, Ma7moud said:

"Isn't Carmack a game programmer not a game designer ?"

Ted Price, Will Wright, Greg K